The Neurosurgeon's Role in Brain Health Diplomacy: The Next Step for Global Neurosurgery

Authors

Daniela A. Perez-Chadid, The G4 Alliance, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Riya M. Dange, The G4 Alliance, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Harris A. Eyre, Neuro-Policy Program, Center for Health and Bioscience, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Graham Fieggen, Neuroscience Institute and Division of Neurosurgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Kerry A. Vaughan, Barrow Global Division, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Sameer A. Sheth, Departments of Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jafri Malin Abdullah, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Menara Matrade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Global Brain Consortium South East Asia, Kelantan, Malaysia; Department of Neurosciences & Brain and Behaviour Cluster, School of Medical Sciences/Hospital USM, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Bello B. Shehu, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
Daniel Donoho, Department of Neurosurgery, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA; Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Samuel Browd, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Agustin Ibanez, Latin America Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Santiago, Chile; Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Gail Rosseau, Department of Neurosurgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA; Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Electronic address: gailrosseaumd@gmail.com.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-6-2025

Journal

World neurosurgery

Volume

193

DOI

10.1016/j.wneu.2024.11.123

Keywords

Advocacy; Brain health; Diplomacy; Global surgery

Department

Neurological Surgery

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